Unless an exception applies, an agency’s obligation to provide comparable access under Section 508 is satisfied by acquiring EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions in...
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B.2.i. - What must an agency do to ensure its' acquisitions of EIT provide "comparable access"?
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B.6.iii. - Is undue burden the only grounds for acquiring EIT that does not meet the applicable technical provisions?
No. There are several exceptions to the requirements of Section 508 (see section G).
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G.6.iii. - Can "significant expense" be established simply by demonstrating that a product that meets the applicable technical provisions is significantly more expensive than one that does not?
No. In determining whether acquisition of EIT that meets all or part of the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board's standards would impose an undue burden, an agency...
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A.2.ii. - Should EIT be compatible with assistive technology?
Yes, as a general matter. The goal of Section 508 is that EIT be compatible with assistive technology. In some cases, the standards require that the acquired EIT be readily usable...
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G.5.i. - What is the "back office" exception?
The so-called "back office" exception, discussed at Section 1194.3 of the Access Board's standards, states that "Products located in spaces frequented only by service personnel for...
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A.5 - Are there regulations implementing Section 508?
Yes, there are two regulations addressing the requirements of section 508. i. Access Board Standards. The first regulation implementing section 508 was issued by the Architectural...
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
Section 508 Frequently Asked Questions
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G.6.i. - What is the undue burden exception?
Agencies do not have to acquire EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions if doing so would impose an undue burden on the agency. Undue burden is a longstanding concept in...
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B.3.i. - What is equivalent facilitation?
The Access Board’s standards provide that agencies may accept EIT offered by vendors which uses designs or technologies that do not meet the applicable technical provisions in...
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D.2. - Must requiring officials consider all the Access Board’s technical provisions and functional performance criteria each time they purchase EIT?
No. Requiring officials need only consider all applicable technical provisions from the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access (see section...
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[A] HISTORIC BUILDINGS
[DSA-AC] See “Qualified historical building or property,” C.C.R., Title 24, Part 8....
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Definition of Segway and Scope of Interim Policy
This policy does not cover motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles, bicycles (whether or not motor-powered), or other similar devices not permitted to be operated in Federal buildings....
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106.5.46 Private Building or Facility
A place of public accommodation or a commercial building or facility subject to Texas Government Code, Chapter 469....
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C.3.ii. - Do vendors have to provide product documentation in alternate formats?
For example, an agency may request the documentation in an electronic format that will allow the agency to reprint information in Braille or alternate formats....
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5.2 Toilet Buildings
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11B-217.4.2.2 Private buildings
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor. ...
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11B-217.4.2.1 Public buildings
Where at least one public pay telephone is provided on a floor of a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor. ...
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11B-217.4.2.2 Private buildings
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor....
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11B-217.4.2.1 Public buildings
Where at least one public pay telephone is provided on a floor of a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor. ...
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11B-217.4.2.1 Public buildings
Where at least one public pay telephone is provided on a floor of a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor....
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11B-217.4.2.2 Private buildings
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor....
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5.2.1 General
All toilet buildings with one riser at recreation sites with a FS Recreation Site Development Scale of 3 or higher shall comply with sections 603, 604.4, 604.5, 604.6, and 604.7 of the ABAAS...
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11B-203.1 General
Sites, buildings, facilities, and elements are exempt from these requirements to the extent specified by 11B-203....
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11B-203.1 General
Sites, buildings, facilities, and elements are exempt from these requirements to the extent specified by 11B-203....